STC board member Gary Gurwitz receives national trustee leadership award

October 24, 2012 No Comments
Photo by Keith Weller/Association of Community College Trustees © 2012 South Texas College Board of Trustees member Gary Gurwitz received the prestigious Association of Community College Trustees M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership Award at the annual Community College Leadership Congress Awards Gala on Oct. 12 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Gurwitz represents District 4 that includes the constituents of North McAllen, Northwest Pharr, Palmhurst, Northeast Mission, and Southwest Edinburg. At the ACCT Leadership Congress Awards Gala from left, ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown, STC Board of Trustee and ACCT M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership Award recipient Gary Gurwitz, and 2011-2012 ACCT Chair and Long Beach City College Trustee Roberto Uranga.

South Texas College Board of Trustees member Gary Gurwitz received the prestigious Association of Community College Trustees M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership Award at the annual Community College Leadership Congress Awards Gala on Oct. 12 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The Trustee Leadership Award honors a trustee that has made significant contributions in promoting the community college concept, an endeavor that Gurwitz has led for the past 19 years as a founding STC board member. Earlier this year, Gurwitz was honored with the ACCT’s 2012 Western Regional Trustee … Read More …

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New STC Board of Trustee for District 3 Paul R. Rodriguez takes Oath of Office

September 25, 2012 No Comments
Newly appointed South Texas College Board of Trustee for District 3 Paul R. Rodriguez is sworn-in on Aug. 29, 2012 at the STC Pecan Campus Library in McAllen. From left, STC Board of Trustees Alejos Salinas, Roy De Leon, Graciela Farias, Paul R. Rodriguez, Rose Benavidez, Gary Gurwitz, STC President Shirley A. Reed, and The University of Texas-Pan American President Robert S. Nelsen.

Newly appointed South Texas College Board of Trustee for District 3 Paul R. Rodriguez was sworn-in on Aug. 29, 2012 during an Oath of Office Ceremony held at the college’s Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room in McAllen. Rodriguez was sworn-in by the U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa for Southern District of Texas. “I fully understand that there are expectations and standards that I’m expected to fulfill and I have no intention of disappointing the board,” said Rodriguez, who is President and CEO of Valley Land Title Company. “While my overriding responsibility is to South … Read More …

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STC Board of Trustees appoints Paul Rodriguez to District 3 seat

August 6, 2012 No Comments
Paul R. Rodriguez was appointed to the vacant District 3 seat by the South Texas College Board of Trustees following a unanimous vote during the Board Meeting held on July 24, 2012 at the college’s Pecan Campus in McAllen. Rodriguez will represent the constituents of South McAllen, Southwest Pharr, Hidalgo, Sharyland, Southeast Mission, and Granjeno.

South Texas College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Paul R. Rodriguez to the vacant District 3 seat during the Board Meeting held on July 24, 2012 at the college’s Pecan Campus in McAllen.  Rodriguez, 58, fills the District 3 seat left vacant by Mike Allen, who passed away in August 2010, and will represent the constituents of South McAllen, Southwest Pharr, Hidalgo, Sharyland, Southeast Mission, and Granjeno. The District 3 seat was vacant for almost two years, and Rodriguez was one of two finalists from a pool of 13 nominees. The six-member Board of Trustees … Read More …

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New STC Board of Trustees leadership elected

June 26, 2012 No Comments
Rose Benavidez and Gary Gurwitz receive plaques from the college for their service as STC Board of Trustees vice-chair and chair, respectively.

During its May 2012 meeting, South Texas College’s Board of Trustees elected a new board leadership team. Rose Benavidez, District 1 trustee, takes over as board chair from outgoing chair Gary Gurwitz, District 4 trustee. Roy De Leon, District 7 trustee, was elected the vice chair and Graciela Farias, District 2 trustee, was elected the secretary. Board leadership changes every two years. Members nominate fellow members for the three leadership positions and then the entire seven-member board votes with a majority rule for each position. “As I enter my first full term on the board, … Read More …

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STC District 2 Trustee Graciela Farias sworn in

June 8, 2012 No Comments
New STC District 2 Trustee Graciela Farias (left) is sworn into office by Alicia E Requenez, vice chairperson of the Region One Education Service Center Board of Directors.

At a recent ceremony held at the South Texas College Pecan Campus in McAllen, newly elected Board Trustee Graciela Farias was sworn in to represent the constituents of District 2, which encompasses La Joya, Western Mission, Palmview, Sullivan City, Penitas and Western Alton. Farias ran unopposed for the District 2 Trustees seat in the May 2012 Board elections. “I am very appreciative of the confidence you all have shown in me for doing the job that will be required in this important position; I feel honored and privileged,” Farias expressed at the ceremony. “My background is education … Read More …

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Jesse Villarreal continues on as District 6 rep on STC Board

June 8, 2012 No Comments
Jesse Villarreal (left) is sworn in for a third term as the District 6 Trustee on STC’s Board by District 29 Texas State Representative Armando “Mando” Martinez.

District 6 representative for South Texas College’s Board of Trustees, Jesse Villarreal, was recently sworn in to serve a third term on the board representing the constituents of Donna, South Alamo, South San Juan, South East Pharr, South Weslaco and Progreso. Villarreal was opposed for the seat, but secured a third term by an 81 percent margin during the May 2012 municipal elections. “I want to express my thanks to my fellow board members because they were very supportive during the entire election,” Villarreal said during his swearing in ceremony. “We all give a lot of ourselves … Read More …

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Rose Benavidez sworn in for second term on STC Board

May 18, 2012 No Comments
Rosario Gonzalez (middle) bears witness as her daughter, Rose Benavidez (left) is sworn in to a second term as the STC Board of Trustees District 1 Representative by Starr County Judge Eloy Vera (right).

Starr County native Rose Benavidez was recently sworn in to serve a second term on South Texas College’s Board of Trustees. Benavidez, who serves as the District 1 representative on the board representing the constituents of Starr County, first ran in Nov. 2009 to serve the unexpired term of her belated father, Manuel Benavidez Jr. She currently serves as the vice chair of the board, as well as a member of the board’s Facilities Committee and Finance and Human Resources Committee. “On a night much like this in November 2009 I stood before you privileged to be elected to serve the … Read More …

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STC Board of Trustees calls for elections for districts 1, 2, 6

February 27, 2012 No Comments
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South Texas College’s Board of Trustees called for elections for three district seats at its February 2012 regular meeting. Elections will be held in conjunction with any scheduled municipal elections on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The positions up for election include trustees for districts 1, 2 and 6. STC trustees are elected by the constituents of the districts they represent. The seven districts that are represented on the board are determined based on the population centers of the two counties the college serves. District boundaries are approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. … Read More …

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